Residents face second highest council tax

OLDHAM no longer tops the list of shame for the highest council tax in Greater Manchester.

The borough has dropped to second place after agreeing a rise that means Band D payers will pay £1,542 in 2010-11.

Highest is Stockport where residents pay £1,559 a year in Band D.

The percentage increase this year — 1.9 per cent — also puts Oldham fourth lowest among the 10 authorities in Greater Manchester.

Councillor Lynne Thompson, Liberal Democrat Cabinet member for finance and resources said: “This is a milestone I am pleased with, but being second highest is not where I want this borough to be.

“We are is determined to continue what we have started and to get us further down that council tax league of shame.”